United States v. Kagama

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In United States v. Kagama, 118 U.S. 375, 384-85 (1886) the U.S. Supreme Court held that Indian tribes do not have exclusive jurisdiction over the prosecution of crimes commited on reservation territory. Federal district courts also retained federal criminal jurisdiction over Indian tribes as authorized by Congress.

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